Report: 2 dead, 1 hurt in medical copter crash in Alabama

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A medical helicopter responding to a call of a hiker with breathing problems crashed Sunday in Alabama. Authorities say two crew members died and the third aboard the helicopter was taken to a hospital. The Federal Aviation Administration says the Eurocopter EC130 crashed near the community of Chelsea, southeast of Birmingham, with three crew members aboard. Shelby County Sheriffs Office Chief Deputy Clay Hammac told news outlet al.com  that the aircraft was a medical helicopter and had been called to help evacuate a hiker suffering from breathing problems and chest pains. Authorities say the hiker was taken separately to a hospital, but there was no immediate report on that person’s condition.